Having been looking for a truck for our nephew my wife mentioned us buying a 4x4. We are inheriting my grandparents house it's on a lake in the country. The roads can be pretty bad in the snow and our main reason for wanting to buy a truck with 4x4 is we want to buy a boat by next spring. We went boating a lot this summer with her aunt and have decided we want to get our own boat and do that for family fun.
That being said we don't want to spend $20,000 + on a truck or have a payment. So we are thinking of looking in the $5,000 range give or take a little bit. Seems like this price lands me in the 9th or 10th gen f-150. I have decided I want a ford truck . I want to skip on the ram because they rust like crazy and fall apart and the interiors just crumble to bits. The interior parts are also hard to buy and expensive to buy as well.
The chevy trucks are ok but I just prefer a ford. Really no reason other than preference.
The 9th gens have the legendary i6 but the 10th has the 4.6 the 9th gen looks better (my opinion) but the 10th gen are a little newer more refined ect.
Condition being equal which gen would you prefer
What are some common issues for the 10th gen 97-03? I believe is the year range. I've never owned one so my knowledge is limited. I'd love to hear from owners it previous owners. Any input is appreciated. Thanks everyone.
That being said we don't want to spend $20,000 + on a truck or have a payment. So we are thinking of looking in the $5,000 range give or take a little bit. Seems like this price lands me in the 9th or 10th gen f-150. I have decided I want a ford truck . I want to skip on the ram because they rust like crazy and fall apart and the interiors just crumble to bits. The interior parts are also hard to buy and expensive to buy as well.
The chevy trucks are ok but I just prefer a ford. Really no reason other than preference.
The 9th gens have the legendary i6 but the 10th has the 4.6 the 9th gen looks better (my opinion) but the 10th gen are a little newer more refined ect.
Condition being equal which gen would you prefer
What are some common issues for the 10th gen 97-03? I believe is the year range. I've never owned one so my knowledge is limited. I'd love to hear from owners it previous owners. Any input is appreciated. Thanks everyone.